1. Home Entertainment Lesson 1 – Interactive TV Services
WJEC GCSE ICT
Home Entertainment
Lesson 1 – Interactive TV Services

2. Starter
Write down all the different technologies you use at home for entertainment. Think about physical things, as well as websites.
We will review what you use them for in minutes.

3. Objectives Become familiar with home entertainment technologies.
Be able to assess the impact of home technologies upon society.
Describe home entertainment technologies.

4. Multi-Part Lesson
We will be exploring lots of different technologies used for entertainment.
This is a MAJOR part of your examination.
You will each produce your own revision guide, which discusses many aspects of each technology.

5. Home Entertainment
active
Pay-Per-View

6. Part 1: Digital Television: Discussion
Interactive TV
Pay Per View Services – such as?
Interactive Services
Key Questions (Let’s go through these)
Must
Cover
Interactive Television (ITV) is television with interactive elements that allow the viewer to control what is happening. Interactive television combines traditional television with interactive elements of the Internet and a personal computer, including links to web sites, , and chat rooms. In the United States of America ITV has developed to include the following services:
answering questions in real time during quiz shows,
Sky + / Sky HD+ Services
selecting local information - news, sport, the weather and traffic news,
viewing one programme, and keeping track of other TV programmes,
home banking and shopping,
voting in opinion polls,
videoconferencing,
distance learning,
interactive betting,
changing camera angles in football matches, ,
direct shopping - ordering a pizza after having seen an advertisement on television.
What is it? (with examples)
What is it used for?
What are the INPUTS?
What are the OUTPUTS?
Examples of services.
What hardware is needed?
What are the ADVANTAGES?
What are the Disadvantages?

7. Interactive TV – Features Review
Taking part in quiz shows.
Sky + / Sky HD+ Services
Multi-screen - news, sport, the weather and traffic news,
Home banking and shopping,
Voting in opinion polls,
Video-conferencing,
Electronic Learning
Interactive betting,
Changing camera angles in football matches / selecting courts in tennis.
through your TV.
Direct shopping - ordering a pizza after having seen an advertisement on television.
BBC iPlayer via your TV.
IPTV (anyone know what this is?)

8. Sky
Interactive TV

9. Today’s Task
Create a front page to your “Home Entertainment Technologies Guide.”
Create a page/multiple pages about INTERACTIVE TV.
Answer the key questions. Add appropriate graphics.
It should be DETAILED and professional.
Check out the useful links for help.
May need to go through an example layout here.
What is it? (with examples)
What is it used for?
What are the INPUTS?
What are the OUTPUTS?
Examples of services.
What hardware is needed?
What are the ADVANTAGES?
What are the Disadvantages?

10. Objectives Review
Become familiar with home entertainment technologies.
Be able to assess the impact of home technologies upon society.
Describe home entertainment technologies

11. Homework
Got Digital TV (Sky, Sky+, Sky+ HD, Virgin Media, Freeview, BT Vision, Freesat etc)?
Look at what interactive services are available.
Finish your Interactive TV part of your report. Use your homework above to help you.

12. Plenary Self Review. Have you covered all the parts below.
Make a note of what you need to complete.
We will review each question in the plenary
What is it? (with examples)
What is it used for?
What are the INPUTS?
What are the OUTPUTS?
Examples of services.
What hardware is needed?
What are the ADVANTAGES?
What are the Disadvantages?